Do a google search and read up...people say they notice a difference but that is only the placebo effect. You spend your money on modifications, so your mind wants to feel an increase in power when in reality you have gained nothing. Manufacturers claim ridiculous gains that have been proven completely false time and time again by the dyno. Save your hard earned money for some modifications that are proven to increase power....not some gimmick part.
Ok I figured a few would have responded, do a search for throttle sacers and you should get some hits. Realize that all they are doing is putting more fuel into the airstream, I thought about 1 for mine but when I spoke to the tech at the place they told me this and that fuel economy would be affected, some HP gain but a good tune up will do for ya what you probably need. I installed a free flow exhaust on my 4.0 (94), and also a freeflow intake (although many will argue the value) and I still get 20-21 mpg on the highway at 75-80mph,15-17 around town. My exhaust is 2.5 inch all the way through with minimum radius bends (from Y pipe back). A local performance shop made it up. Free flow cat and a magnaflow muffler. I forget who made the intake it was for a 97 but fit with no problems, I did have to make a new bracket to hold it steady but it was nothing more than a piece of strap material.
The 3.0 is not noted for any power performance a friend had one and got fair to midlin milage and performance, but Uhaul would not rent him a tow dolly to pull a cavalier with it if that tell s ya anything!
Anyhow try the ranger station and some of the other sites.
Ok I figured a few would have responded, do a search for throttle sacers and you should get some hits. Realize that all they are doing is putting more fuel into the airstream, I thought about 1 for mine but when I spoke to the tech at the place they told me this and that fuel economy would be affected, some HP gain but a good tune up will do for ya what you probably need. I installed a free flow exhaust on my 4.0 (94), and also a freeflow intake (although many will argue the value) and I still get 20-21 mpg on the highway at 75-80mph,15-17 around town. My exhaust is 2.5 inch all the way through with minimum radius bends (from Y pipe back). A local performance shop made it up. Free flow cat and a magnaflow muffler. I forget who made the intake it was for a 97 but fit with no problems, I did have to make a new bracket to hold it steady but it was nothing more than a piece of strap material.
The 3.0 is not noted for any power performance a friend had one and got fair to midlin milage and performance, but Uhaul would not rent him a tow dolly to pull a cavalier with it if that tell s ya anything!
Anyhow try the ranger station and some of the other sites.
A spacer on a carbed or tbi vehicle will help to better suspend the fuel particles in the intake air as it increases the distance the fuel/air mix travels. On vehicles with the injectors on the intake the spacer does not effect the mixed fuel/air as it is placed long before the injectors come into play. It just increases intake air temp and causes turbulence in the incoming air charge, which in turn reduces performance and fuel economy.
Uhaul not allowing your friend to pull a cavalier on their car dolly has absolutely nothing to do with engine size. It has to do with the towing capacity and most importantly, the braking ability. They let me tow a much heavier car with my 89 ranger 4cyl/5speed because I rented the car trailer which is equipped with surge brakes.
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1997 Ford F150 Xlt 4x2 4.6 auto-boat and travel trailer hauler
1996 Ford Contour Gl 2.5 v6 swap
1995 Kawasaki Ninja 1100-far from stock...too fast for its own good
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To get the most from a spacer, I would sugest you install it with a free flowing intake. That way you will combine the the 1 or 2 hp from the spacer with the 6 hp from the intake for an 8 hp or so increase. It will make your butt dyno happier than just trying to justify money spent on a couple of hp that you won't really feel by it's self.
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To get the most from a spacer, I would sugest you install it with a free flowing intake. That way you will combine the the 1 or 2 hp from the spacer with the 6 hp from the intake for an 8 hp or so increase. It will make your butt dyno happier than just trying to justify money spent on a couple of hp that you won't really feel by it's self.
Good greif. the TB spacer will rob about 1-2 hp if it does anything at all. Total waste of money. They had limited effect on the old carbs and throttle body injections. No benefit on a multiport injection system.
An intake and a tuner are much better money spent.
Yep, I agree, money better spent elsewhere. When we dyno'ed my 04 ranger with the 4.0, the tb spacer made 2 hp at 4700 rpm's and the dyno can be that much in error. It took 3 pulls to get that much.
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